1995 Major League Baseball draft

June 1995

1B Todd Helton
RHP Roy Halladay

Background[edit]

Outfielder Darin Erstad of the University of Nebraska was the first pick in the 1995 Rule 4 Draft. Erstad compiled a career .356 average in three seasons with the Cornhuskers, including 41 runs and 182 RBI in 176 games. He was the first Big Eight player to be selected as the number one pick in a Major League Baseball Rule 4 Draft.

Among the first round selections was Kerry Wood, fourth overall by the Cubs. Wood made it to the majors in 1998 and won Rookie of the Year honors later that season. In just his fifth major league start, he tied the major league record of 20 strikeouts in a single game.^[2]

NFL great Tom Brady was drafted in the 18th round by the Montreal Expos, though he never signed with the team.

2nd round, 31st overall by the California Angels

Jarrod Washburn

2nd round, 35th overall by the Oakland Athletics

Mark Bellhorn

2nd round, 42nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies

Marlon Anderson

2nd round, 47th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays

Craig Wilson

2nd round, 49th overall by the Kansas City Royals

Carlos Beltrán

2nd round, 53rd overall by the Cleveland Indians

Sean Casey

2nd round, 54th overall by the Cincinnati Reds

Brett Tomko

3rd round, 65th overall by the Florida Marlins

Randy Winn

3rd round, 66th overall by the Texas Rangers

Ryan Dempster

3rd round, 69th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates

Bronson Arroyo

3rd round, 84th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign

J.J. Putz

4th round, 91st overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign

Adam Everett

4th round, 103rd overall by the San Francisco Giants

Russ Ortiz

5th round, 128th overall by the Minnesota Twins

Doug Mientkiewicz

5th round, 139th overall by the Cincinnati Reds

Jason LaRue

5th round, 143rd overall by the Montreal Expos

Brian Schneider

6th round, 150th overall by the Texas Rangers

Danny Kolb

6th round, 159th overall by the San Francisco Giants

Joe Nathan

8th round, 206th overall by the Texas Rangers

Craig Monroe

8th round, 217th overall by the New York Mets

A. J. Burnett

8th round, 223rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds

Ray King

10th round, 272nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays

Ryan Freel

10th round, 276th overall by the Baltimore Orioles

David Dellucci

13th round, 356th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign

Ted Lilly

13th round, 359th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign

Brad Wilkerson

16th round, 434th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign

Mark Hendrickson

17th round, 469th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign

Scott Proctor

19th round, 527th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign

David Ross

19th round, 529th overall by the Houston Astros

Aaron Miles

20th round, 562nd overall by the New York Yankees

Mike Lowell

25th round, 678th overall by the Seattle Mariners

Brian Fuentes

27th round, 742nd overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign

Matt Thornton

30th round, 818th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign

Juan Pierre

30th round, 839th overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign

Rob Mackowiak

31st round, 863rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers

Pedro Feliciano

35th round, 980th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign

Nate Robertson

39th round, 1074th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign

D. J. Carrasco

40th round, 1113th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign

Aaron Rowand

42nd round, 1167th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign

Brad Lidge

42nd round, 1172nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign

Jerry Hairston Jr.

43rd round, 1194th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign

Pat Burrell

45th round, 1259th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign

Casey Blake

54th round, 1438th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals

Cliff Politte

55th round, 1452nd overall by the Chicago Cubs

Justin Speier

55th round, 1455th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign

Mark Mulder

57th round, 1487th overall by the Detroit Tigers

Gabe Kapler

58th round, 1501st overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign